Wallace Matthews has covered New York sports since 1983 as a reporter, columnist, radio host and TV commentator. He covers the Yankees for ESPNNewYork.com after working for Newsday, the New York Post, the New York Sun and ESPN New York 98.7 FM. Follow Wallace on Twitter »Chat archive »Follow on Twitter
NEW YORK -- With a chance to move back into the top spot in the AL East, the Yankees got an ace-caliber performance out of Masahiro Tanaka, and a historic home run from Alex Rodriguez.
